By Casebook Sherpa, on March 3rd, 2010
Pardon my ending of our recent hiatus with a bit of whining…
Sometimes the accumulated fatigue of working full-time and going to law school part-time catches up with you and you need a day off. This normal mental health breather is to be expected.
Other times school and work stand in direct conflict. Even when you are [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on January 5th, 2010
Today, I’m reading this interesting debate over at the New York Times website, asking the question whether MBA students are “students” or “consumers.” I wouldn’t say the arguments made are earth shattering or particularly insightful. But the question posed is an interesting, albeit purely theoretical, one to me. So pardon the completely impractical discussion, but [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on December 9th, 2009
Catholic University Law School Professor, Robert Destro, was quoted in this New York Times piece about the prospects for e-textbooks in the classroom…
Electronic textbooks may one day offer a convenient way to study, said Ms. Epps, literally lightening a student’s load. That’s already happened at Catholic University of America in Washington, where Robert A. Destro, [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on November 10th, 2009
This was a quote at the bottom of a page of our Criminal Procedure syllabus.
Hubbell refers to United States v. Hubbell, a case that grew out of Ken Starr’s Whitewater investigation (which, of course, grew into the Monica Lewinsky investigation, President Clinton’s impeachment, etc).
The case itself is significant in that it dealt with the questions [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on November 5th, 2009
Our law school has a new website.
It’s an improvement in look and feel.
In integrating the design of the University’s page, it serves as an important reminder of the law school’s connection to the college. This connection is often forgotten, but with the increased visibility and popularity of interdisciplinary approaches to the law (law and economics, [...]
By Dr. Bombay, on October 28th, 2009
A quote from my Land Transaction and Finance Professor today:
“Just remember this when you’re in practice: don’t ever try to answer hypotheticals. [My associate] was trying to answer a client’s question today, and I had to intervene. I told her that ‘there was no question because there were no facts.’ We don’t deal in hypotheticals when dealing [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on October 19th, 2009
I’m working on two take-home mid-terms at the moment.
One is not graded. Well it’s self-graded and then the professor grades it pass-fail. You pass so long as you give a reasonable effort at answering and evaluating your own answer. The professor gives you some feedback but none of it affects your final grade.
The other is [...]
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